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Muhammad Qasim ibn Abd al-Karim
Pakistani Islamic scholar (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muhammad Qasim ibn Abd al-Karim[a] (born 5 July 1976), also known as Qasim Khuwabi,[b] is a Pakistani Islamic scholar who is claimed by some in Pakistan and Southeast Asia to be the Mahdi. He is known for his interpretation of dreams (khuwab).
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Muhammad Qasim ibn Abd al-Karim was born on 5 July 1976 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, into a purported Sayyid Qureshi family.[2] According to his own biography, Qasim used to play with toys with the names of Allah and Muhammad on them.[2] As such, Qasim is believed to have developed a religious character.[2]
At the age of 17, Qasim supposedly starting seeing God in a veil in his dream (khuwab) and a list of religious dreams purportedly started.[2] Qasim started sharing his dreams in 2014, initially receiving barely any attention, though later becoming popular.[3] He claims to have been told by God that he would lead the Muslim Ummah against the forces of evil in Islamic eschatology.[2] His supposed dreams include a war between India and Pakistan, the destruction of Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and World War III, around when Qasim emerges to save the world.[4] However, these dreams have been controversial among orthodox Pakistani Muslims.[4][5]
Qasim's supporters consider him to be the Mahdi and he has developed only a few hundred people of following, particularly in parts of Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia, Bangladesh, United states and United Kingdom.[4][6] Qasim's dreams are available in a number of languages, Arabic, Bengali, English, Indonesian, Malay, French, Spanish and Urdu indicating that his target audience spans Asia, Europe, North America and especially English speakers.[7] AI-generated voices of Islamic scholars such as Yasir Qadhi, Mufti Menk, Zakir Naik and others were created by individuals posing as supporters of Muhammad Qasim to bolster claims that he is the Mahdi.[7] Muhammad Qasim has publicly rejected these allegations, stating that a deceptive group manipulated the situation to tarnish the reputation of his genuine followers worldwide.[2]
In January 2022, the Selangor Islamic Religious Department reportedly had to take strict action against Muslims in the state who were involved in the teachings of Muhammad Qasim.[8] According to Malaysian news outlets, he was arrested in July 2024 for teaching without a license but was later released following legal proceedings.[9] After his arrest and subsequent legal proceedings, Malaysian outlets again apologized for incorrectly stating that he claimed to be the Mahdi.[10]The Indonesian organization End Times Movement (Gaza) is believed to be preparing for the 'Last Hour' based on the dreams of Muhammad Qasim.[8] The group's leader Diki Candra affirms Qasim to be the Mahdi.[11] Qasim has personally denied any association with Candra and other figures who assert him to be the Mahdi[12] In July 2024, Qasim was arrested in Malaysia after teaching without a license in the country.[8][9][10] The same Malaysian outlets again apologized for incorrectly stating that he claimed to be the Mahdi.[13]
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